Certification. I will fly high power
rockets only when
certified to do so by the National Association of
Rocketry.

Operating Clearances. I will fly high
power rockets only in
compliance with Federal
Aviation Regulations Part 101 (Section 307, 72
Statute 749, 49
United States Code 1348, "Airspace Control and
Facilities,"
Federal Aviation Act of 1958) and all other
federal, state, and local
laws, rules, regulations, statutes, and ordinances.

Materials. My high power rocket will be
made of lightweight
materials such as paper, wood, rubber, and plastic,
or the minimum
amount of ductile metal suitable for the power used
and the performance
of my rocket.

Motors. I will use only commercially-made,
NAR-certified rocket
motors in the manner recommended by the
manufacturer. I will not alter
the rocket motor, its parts, or its ingredients in
any way.

Recovery. I will always use a recovery
system in my high power
rocket that will return it safely to the ground so
it may be flown
again. I will use only flame-resistant recovery
wadding if wadding is
required by the design of my rocket.

Weight and Power Limits. My rocket will
weigh no more than the
motor manufacturer's recommended maximum liftoff
weight for the motors
used, or I will use motors recommended by the
manufacturer of the rocket
kit. My high power rocket will be propelled by
rocket motors that
produce no more than 40,960 Newton-seconds (9,204
pound-seconds) of
total impulse.

Stability. I will check the stability of
my high power rocket
before its first flight, except when launching a
rocket of already
proven stability.

Payloads. My high power rocket will never
carry live animals
(except insects) or a payload that is intended to
be flammable,
explosive, or harmful.

Launch Site. I will launch my high power
rocket outdoors in a
cleared area, free of tall trees, power lines,
buildings, and dry brush
and grass. My launcher will be located at least
1,500 feet from any
occupied building.
My launch site will have minimum dimensions at
least as great as those
in the Launch Site Dimension Table. As an
alternative, the site's
minimum dimension will be one-half the maximum
altitude of any rocket
being flown, or 1,500 feet, whichever is greater.
My launcher will be no
closer to the edge of the launch site than one-half
of the minimum
required launch site dimension.

Launcher. I will launch my high power
rocket from a stable
launch device that provides rigid guidance until
the rocket has reached
a speed adequate to ensure a safe flight path. To
prevent accidental eye
injury, I will always place the launcher so the end
of the rod is above
eye level or I will cap the end of the rod when
approaching it. I will
cap or disassemble my launch rod when not in use
and I will never store
it in an upright position. My launcher will have a
jet deflector device
to prevent the motor exhaust from hitting the
ground directly. I will
always clear the area
for a radius of ten feet around my launch device of
brown grass, dry
weeds, or other easy-to-burn materials.

Ignition System. The system I use to
launch my high power
rocket will be remotely controlled and electrically
operated. It will
contain a launching switch that will return to
"off" when
released. The system will contain a removable
safety interlock in series
with the launch switch. All persons will remain at
a distance from the
high power rocket and launcher as determined by the
total impulse of the
installed rocket motor(s) according to the
accompanying Safe Distance
Table.

Launch Safety. I will ensure that people
in the launch area are
aware of the pending high power rocket launch and
can see the rocket's
liftoff before I begin my audible five-second
countdown. I will use only
electrical igniters recommended by the motor
manufacturer that will
ignite rocket motors within one second of actuation
of the launching
switch. If my high power rocket suffers a misfire,
I will not allow
anyone to approach it or the launcher until I have
made certain that the
safety interlock has been removed or that the
battery has been
disconnected from the ignition system. I will wait
one minute after a
misfire before allowing anyone to approach the
launcher.

Flying Conditions. I will launch my high
power rocket only when
the wind is no more than 20 miles per hour and
under conditions where
the rocket will not fly into clouds or when a
flight might be hazardous
to people, property, or flying aircraft. Prior to
launch, I will verify
that no aircraft appear to have flight paths over
the launch site.

Pre-Launch Test. When conducting research
activities with
unproven designs or methods I will, when possible,
determine the
reliability of my high power rocket by pre-launch
tests. I will conduct
the launching of an unproven design in complete
isolation from persons
not participating in the actual launching.

Launch Angle. I will not launch my high
power rocket so its
flight path will carry it against a target. My
launch device will be
pointed within 20 degrees of vertical. I will never
use rocket motors to
propel any device horizontally.

Recovery Hazards. If a high power rocket
becomes entangled in a
power line or other dangerous place, I will not
attempt to retrieve it.
I will not attempt to catch my high-power rocket as
it approaches the
ground.